Ahmedabad on Red Alert for heatwave till Friday; Orange alert till May 26

May 22, 2024
Ahmedabad on Red Alert for heatwave till Friday; Orange alert till May 26

Ahmedabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for the city of Ahmedabad for today and tomorrow and an Orange Alert from the 25th to the 27th of May due to high temperatures. According to the IMD forecast, the maximum temperature is expected to remain at or above 45 degrees Celsius throughout this week.

FIVE DAYS CITY WEATHER FORECAST FOR AHMEDABAD

Validity MaximumTemperature °C MinimumTemperature in °C Probability of Occurrences High Temperature Warning
 DAY-1 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 23/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 24/05/2024)
46.0 30 Most likely Heatwave
 DAY-2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 24/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 25/05/2024)
46.0 29  Most likely Heatwave
 DAY-3 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 25/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 26/05/2024)
45.0 29  Very likely Heatwave
 DAY-4 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 26/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/05/2024)
45.0 29  Very likely Heatwave
 DAY-5 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 27/05/2024 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 28/05/2024)
44.0 29  Very likely  Nil

 

LEGENDS: –

·       Severe Heat wave criteria:

When maximum temp. departure from normal ≥ 6.5 deg. C & maximum temperature ≥ 40 °C

·       Heat wave criteria:

When maximum temp. departure from normal ≥ 4.5 deg. C & maximum temperature ≥ 40 °C

·       Probability of occurrences:

Unlikely: less than 25 % Likely: 25-50%

Very Likely: 50 to 75%

Most likely: 75 to 100%

·       Levels

Yellow: 41.1-43 °C

Orange: 43.1-44.9 °C

Red: ≥45.0 °C

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